Well i got linux installed!

[Azzuron]

Im using mandrake 8.1. So far its been my best try at linux yet. Uh! wow! hehe, i actualy was able to fix X, from using the vid card i installed with, to the one i own, the mandrake installer hates my card. dunno whats up with thta, but it works fine. Freex86 or what ever they call it supports it fine. Now here are a few questions:
1) i installed Everybuddy, Where the hell is it?

2) my cdroms seems to be detected(At boot up they load, i see them) but in kde their is no reference to them anywhere, it can use them, but its not very good at it. like if it asks for a package, and it gets the wrong cd, i cant open my cdrom till i reboot. oh well.

3) i want to mount my NTFS partition. If you guys can show me how to do this, i will probably never leave linux, till im a pro! hehe, need the mp3 guys!! thnx for help!

[dnar]

1) To find a binary (or any file) you have two options:

find / -name EveryBuddy -print

(Searches your filesystem, starting at "/" for "EveryBuddy". This is slow, as the filesystem is entire searched.

or

locate EveryBuddy

Uses the nightly filesystem database. This is fast (like instant). Your file wont be in the database if you just installed it! To force an update of the locate database:

updatedb

Having not seen "EveryBuddy", I cant say where it would be located. Typically, 3rd party binaries are located in /usr/bin or /usr/local/bin and are therefore in your path. Just execute them by name. Also, many apps install Launcher Icons in your start menu (Gnome & KDE) so have a look if its there!

2) KDE problems? Can you be more specific? What are you using to "open" cd's and what do you do once they are open?

3) To mount a partition, do the following (as root user):

Edit /etc/fstab and add the following line:

/dev/hdx /mount_point ntfs defaults 1 2

Description of feilds:
1. /dev/hdx - the partition you wish to mount.
For example (assuming IDE hdisk): hda3 = 3rd partition (3) on Primary Master (a), or hdd10 = 10th partition (10) on secondary slave (d)
2. /mount_point - location to mount the partition, you must create this mount point like: mkdir /mount_point or whatever you wish to call it, ie. mkdir /home/azzuron/mp3
3. ntfs - NTFS filesystem
4. Flags - default - automount on boot, read/write etc.
5. 1 - Determines if the filesystem is to be "dumped" set to one....
6. 2 - sets the order that partions are checked on boot etc. set to 2 for your mounts.

Once you have modified /etc/fstab, your partition will be automounted next time you boot. You can mount is immediately with:

mount /mount_point

If you for any reason wish to unmount:

umount /mount_point

[Azzuron]

is Mount point a folder on the partition? or do you just make it up, as a discriptive name?


All my KDE problems are usualy salved with a logout/login ;). I havn't really had any problems with it, but i havnt seen any Everybuddy in the kde menus.

http://www.everybuddy.com

Ill have to look for it in the places you suggested when i get home from school/work today. thanks for the pointers. As always big help.

[dnar]

Your mount point is a directory anywhere on your filesystem. You create an new (empty) directory, and then mount the partition on that path. KDE - Could be, I dont use KDE, I use Gnome.

"Genoming on Gnome"

[Azzuron]

any idea why its seeing my CDROms all funny? i have an ATA 100 card, it is supported with this linux release, which takes my hard disk, and, my cdroms both go into IDE0. The prob is linux sees both CDroms, ones a burner, then on top of that it detects one as a SCSI drive...and its not =\ should i just let this go? or try to fix it? i know it doesnt do this if i take the cdroms and put them on the ata card. but my cord isnt long enough :(. borrowed a friends while i was over workin on the HD.

[Azzuron]

Amazingly i fixed the CDROMS! woot. Now, the issues are in the NTFS partition. I have no rights to them in my user name, only in root. I read about the CHMOD command in the manual i printed out (At school ;)) but, it doesnt explain well enough how it works. I tried using KDE in root to "Properties" the mount folder, but it wont do it.

Still cant find everybuddy...i did find a compressed file with alot of crazy stuff in it. looks like source. SO i extracted it, and read the readme... i did some cvs thigns, and it downloaded alot of new files to a new directory, and i ran some commands...

./gen
./configure
make
make install

and nothing much happened. so...uhh! wow. im impressed ;P I have all the software development libraries installed all the make commands and what ever. its all here, i know it is. it just says it has nothing to do. hmm.